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Dilevko, Juris; Gottlieb, Lisa – Library Quarterly, 2003
Shows how a well-respected collection development tool contains ideological frames, using the "Public Library Catalog" (PLC) as an example. Evaluation by library science graduate students indicate that the PLC makes recommendations that have an imbalance of perspectives, overemphasize a particular facet or theory within a field, lack authority,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Library Collection Development

Doll, Carol A. – Library Quarterly, 1984
Overlap (two libraries own same title) and duplication (one library has more than one copy) in children's collections of books and audiovisual materials were measured. It was found that there was less overlap between two school libraries than between a school library and a public library. Six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Hypothesis Testing

Garland, Kathleen – Library Quarterly, 1989
Describes a study that examined the use of children's books in a public library and a school library to determine whether there were differences in types and subjects of books circulated, and whether a relationship existed between the school district curriculum and circulation of nonfiction subjects. The implications for cooperative collection…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education